CARE INSTRUCTIONS

WOOL IS A COMPLEX FIBER THAT IS NATURALLY WATER-REPELLANT. THIS MEANS YOUR HAT WILL SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A LIGHT DRIZZLE BUT IT WILL ALSO KEEP YOU COOL ON A HOT DAY.

WOOL IS DURABLE AND RESISTS WRINKLES, SO THE HAT WILL DO A GOOD JOB ON ITS OWN OF KEEPING ITS SHAPE.

BECAUSE WOOL KEEPS A LAYER OF AIR NEXT TO THE SKIN, THE SHAPE OF YOUR HAT IS MEANT FOR YEAR-ROUND WEAR.

WOOL HATS START OFF A TINY BIT STIFF, BUT WILL SOFTEN OVER TIME. THE STIFFNESS IS WHAT GIVES IT ITS STRUCTURE. SOFTENING IS NORMAL, AND WITH THE PROPER CARE, THE HAT WILL HOLD ITS SHAPE INDEFINITELY.

IF THE BRIM DOES GET WONKY WITH LOTS OF HANDLING, LAY IT ON A TABLE OVERNIGHT WITH BOOKS APPLYING PRESSURE ON ANY WAVES IN THE BRIM.

BRUSH CLEAN WITH NATURAL BRISTLES. HAT CAN ALSO BE LINT-ROLLED. NEVER WASH, BUT SOILING/STAINS CAN BE WIPED CLEAN WITH A VERY DAMP CLOTH.

THE CHAIN ON BAGTAZO HATS ARE DELICATE AND MEANT TO BE HANDLED WITH CARE. BE SWEET TO YOUR CHAIN: DO NOT TUG OR HOLD/HANG BY THE STRAP, ESPECIALLY AT THE BRIM JOINTS.

GOLD-FILL IS A BONDED LAYER OF GOLD (IN THIS CASE 18K), OVER A BASE METAL (IN THIS CASE STEEL). GOLD FILL WILL NOT RUB OFF. GOLD-FILL CAN BE WIPED CLEAN WITH A SOFT CLOTH.

WHEN EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE, STERLING SILVER CHAINS WILL TARNISH. WIPE CLEAN WITH A SOFT, DRY, COTTON CLOTH OR MICROFIBER CLEANING CLOTH.

IF RIBBONS GET WRINKLED FROM USE, USE AN IRON ON LOW HEAT AND LOTS OF STEAM TO REMOVE WEAR.

BAGTAZO'S STRAW HAT BODIES ARE HANDWOVEN IN BOLIVIA AND SENT TO THE US TO BE BLOCKED. STRAW IS LIGHTWEIGHT, BREATHABLE AND PROVIDES SHADE AND COOLING EFFECTS.

BE CAREFUL TO NOTE WHETHER YOUR STRAW HAT IS CRUSHABLE. THE EDENDALE BOATER IS NOT. OTHER STRAWS ARE. NONE OF THE STRAWS ARE WATERPROOF.

BRUSH CLEAN WITH NATURAL BRISTLES. NEVER WASH, BUT SOILING/STAINS CAN BE WIPED CLEAN WITH A LIGHTLY DAMP CLOTH.

GOLD VERMEIL IS HEAVILY GOLD-PLATED STERLING SILVER. BAGTAZO USES 2 MICRONS WHEN PLATING, WHICH IS A SPECIAL PLATING PROCESS THAT COATS THE STERLING BASE WITH MORE DENSITY THAN TRADITIONAL PLATING. WITH THE PROPER CARE, VERMEIL CAN LAST INDEFINITELY, EVEN WITH EVERYDAY WEAR. GOLD VERMEIL IS HYPOALLERGENIC.

CLEAN GOLD VERMEIL BY GENTLY WIPING IT WITH A SOFT COTTON OR MICROFIBER CLOTH. DO NOT TREAT WITH CHEMICALS, AS THEY CAN REMOVE THE GOLD. OVER TIME, GOLD VERMEIL CAN BECOME TARNISHED AND COVERED IN DARKENED PATCHES, BUT A JEWELER (INCLUDING BAGTAZO) CAN RESTORE ITS ORIGINAL APPEARANCE IF YOU WISH.

IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY IGNORE THESE SUGGESTIONS AND THE VERMEIL STARTS TO FADE, SEND IT BACK TO BAGTAZO FOR RESTORATION. (COST IS BASED ON SIZE BUT AVERAGES AT 30USD). PLEASE SEE OUR LIFETIME GUARANTEE PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

STORE GOLD VERMEIL IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER OR A LINED JEWELRY BOX, AND NEVER SWIM IN A POOL OR SHOWER WHILE WEARING IT.

WHEN EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE, STERLING SILVER WILL TARNISH. WIPE CLEAN WITH A SOFT, DRY, COTTON CLOTH OR MICROFIBER CLEANING CLOTH.